Mirzazhanov Atoyevich

Mirzazhanov Sharipzhon Atoyevich (1952-) was a Uzbek jihadist and the leader of Hizb-an-Nusra.

Biography
Mirzazhanov Sharipzhon Atoyevich was born in 1952, and he was a member of Hizb-ut-Tahrir for many years. In 1999, he formed a more secretive splintergroup of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, Hizb-an-Nusra, which had the goal of violently overthrowing the Central Asian governments and replacing them with an Islamic state. His group was linked to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and it took part in the War in North-West Pakistan.